Travelling from Cologne to Bremen by train

The fastest trains from Cologne to Bremen take around 3 hours and 1 minute, covering a distance of approximately 270 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Cologne and Bremen.

Direct trains run between Cologne and Bremen.

We usually find around 36 direct trains on the route from Cologne to Bremen every weekday.

Trains are typically more frequent on weekends, when we found around 43 departures.
The duration is normally about 3 hours and 1 minute, whatever time you make the journey.

On weekdays the earliest direct train to Bremen is usually scheduled to depart Cologne around 05:09 and the last train is around 20:35.
At weekends the first train of the day leaves Cologne around 05:09, and the last at 20:58.

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When to book Cologne to Bremen train tickets?

Trains in Germany usually open for booking around 6 months in advance.
If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Cologne to Bremen by train.

Which trains operate between Cologne and Bremen?

More than one type of train operates on the route from Cologne to Bremen, so you’ll be travelling with one or more of the following rail operators:

Eurocity (EC)

ICE

InterCity

Intercity-Express (ICE)

Intercités

You can check which train you’ll be travelling on by looking for the train name in search results.